NHTSA Complaint #10355856 — 2007 FORD CROWN VICTORIA

FORD CROWN VIC POLICE INTERCEPTOR,2007: ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL AT STOP SIGN, ENGINE WOULD SEEM TO BEGIN TO RACE; HOWEVER, AFTER STOP I WOULD IMMEDIATELY LET OFF BRAKE TO GO ON THROUGH STOP SIGN AND ENGINE WAS NORMAL ON ACCELERATION. TO-DAY AS I LEFT MY PARKING SPACE I APPROACHED AN AUTOMATIC GATE TO PASS THROUGH AND DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO WAIT FOR GATE TO OPEN AND ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE TO THE POINT THAT I WAS UNABLE TO HOLD VEHICLE BACK AND TURNED OFF IGNITION TO AVOID HITTING GATE. A LARGE AMOUNT OF BLACK SMOKE RESULTED FROM RACING ENGINE. AFTER ENGINE SHUT-DOWN, I SHIFTED TO PARK, STARTED ENGINE AND HAD NORMAL IDLE. I DEPRESSED BRAKE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND PROCEEDED THROUGH GATE IN NORMAL MANNER. THE ONLY COMMON SYSTEM THAT I AM AWARE OF (OTHER THAN POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER) TO THE FUEL CONTROL IS THE VACUUM SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER AND WHATEVER VACUUM MAY AFFECT THE FUEL FEED. THE FOOT PEDAL WAS DEFINITELY IN AN IDLE POSITION. I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS ENGINE RACING PROBLEM IS INITIATED BY MY APPLYING BRAKES. *TR